Device to hold cows&#39; tails



Y Nov.- 8, 1927.

1,648,159 I 1.. ANDRUSZKIEWICZ DEVICE '10 now Cows TAILS Filed May 24', 1926 ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 8, 1927.

UNITED sr LEON ANDRUSZKIEWICZ, 0F THORP, WISCONSIN.

DEVICE TO HOLD COWS TAILS.

.Application filed May 24, 1926.

This invention relates generally to a cows milking device, the inventionhaving more particular reference to a novel type of device to hold a cows tail during milking.

An object of the invention is the provision of an improved device, to hold a cows tail during milking, of simple construction and novel arrangement.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the follow ing description and accompanying drawing,

'and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. 1, of the drawing, is a top plan view of my improved device to hold a cows tail during milking. I

Fig. 2, is a side elevational view thereof. 7

Fig. 3, is 'a top plan view illustrating another form of my improved device to hold a cows tail during'milking.

Fig. 4:, is a side elevational view thereof.

As here embodied my improved device to hold a cows tail during milking, comprises a flexible member, preferably of spring steel or the like, having a looped portion 10, with its extremity, formed or bent, outwardly, as at 11, and preferably curved inwardly, at its extreme extremity, as at 12.

The said looped portion 10, is of suitable size, to be engaged around one of the hind legs of a cow being milked, and a. tail engaging portion hereafter referred to is of suitable size, to be engaged around the said cows tail, and hold it firmly, to prevent the cow from switching it and thus annoying the person milking her.

Referring in particular to Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing, I have illustrated a tail engaging portion 16, suitably formed, bent, or wound, in a plurality of coils, preferably spiral wound, depending downward from the said looped portion 10, and having its extremity, formed or bent outwardly, as at 17 andin line with, or in the same plane, as the said looped portion 10, preferably curved inwardly, at its extreme extremity, as at 18.

Referring in particular to Figs. 3 and 4 I have illustrated another form of my im-' proved device, in which the tail engaging portion 19, is suitably formed, bent, or wound in a plurality of coils, preferably device adapted to firmly Serial No. 111,107.

spiral wound, depending downward from the said'looped portion 10, and inclined inwardly thereto, and provided with a plurality of inwardly curved portions20. In order to prevent painful gripping of the shank portion of the cows tail, sufficient space is provided within the loop indicated by the numeral 18 to accommodate the shank portion. The hair portion of the cows tail may be disposed between the superimposed helical sections and firmly gripped therebetween withoutmaterially affecting'the cow. .It should be understood that the loop loosely engages the shank portion of the cows tail and properly positions the hair portion thereof so thatit may be interwoved between the helical sections and that the inwardly disposed portions 20 of the helical member aid in retaining thehair of thetail engaged between said helical sections.

Having thus described I claim as new and Letters Patent of the follows: g

1. A device for holding a cows tail during milking comprising a forward loop portion adapted to be clamped on the hind leg of the cow, a spiral at one extremity of said desire to protect by United States is as tion of the cows tail, and a loop intermediate said forward loop and said spiral adapted to loosely engage the shank portion of a cows tail for suitably positioning the hair portions thereof to be gripped between adjacent sections of said spiral.

2. A device for holding a cows' tail dur ing milking comprising resilient member disposed in the form of a loop at the forward end adapted to be clamped onthe hind I leg of a cow, a spiral formed on a rearward extension of said resilient member comprising superimposed turns of said resilient member intermedlate the extremities thereof grip the hair por- 7,5" my invention, what adapted to securely hold the hair portion g of the cows tail, the rear extremity of said resilient member being disposed forwardly in spaced relation to the rearward extension "thereof adaptedto loosely engage the shank suitably posiportion of the cows tail for tioning the hairv portion thereof to be gripped between adjacent turns of) said spiral. I

' 8. A device for holding a cows tailduring milking, comprising a forward loop adapted to be clamped on the hind. leg of a cow, a spiral on said device comprising superimposed spiral sections having in wardly disposed portions thereon for firmly v gripping the hair portion of the cows tail,

and means on said device forsuitably posithe hair portion of the tail to be tioning between ad aCent sections of sai gripped spiral.

In testimony v. whereofl have afiixed my slgna-ture. a

' LEON AN'DRUSZKIEWIGZ. 

